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Fed set to unveil operational resilience proposals
OpRisk North America: banks expected to design idiosyncratic stress scenarios to test resilience
CME asks clients about changing implied UST futures coupon
Falling yields prompt review of 6% conversion factor for delivery-eligible bonds
Covid policy risk hangs over bank stress tests
Banks and regulators are second-guessing the policy response to new outbreaks
Regulators seek harmony on op resilience rules
Alignment on principles needed “in short order”, says Basel working group chair
Basel’s Rogers: little evidence capital buffers have failed
Top regulator disputes idea banks are unable to run down buffers, urges better communication
Wells Fargo eyes escape from Collins floor
Advanced and standardised RWAs are just 1% apart
JP Morgan braces for 4% G-Sib surcharge
Fifty-basis point increase to capital ratio looms
Seeking capital savings, JP Morgan shifts assets to holding pen
Transfer of assets to HTM portfolio could reduce stress capital buffer in future
Level 3 assets fell at top US banks in Q2
Mark-to-model instruments disclosed by banks over $100 billion in size contracted 4%
Prime fund exodus threatens SOFR credit add-on
Falling commercial paper and certificate of deposit issuance could leave new benchmarks with data gaps
Deposits grow share of US G-Sibs’ short-term funding
Unsecured funding from within the financial sector also edged higher
Banks warn of rise in ransomware attacks
OpRisk Europe: Banks must improve resilience of remote-working staff, says Wells Fargo financial crime expert
Science friction: some tire of waiting for quantum’s leap
Use cases for new tech are piling up – from CVA to VAR. But so are the obstacles
Dutch banks seek quantum edge for stress tests
ABN, ING and Rabobank working together; US quantum developer seeks patent for CCAR
Banks welcome US overhaul of AML rules
Proposals signal shift to risk-based approach to financial crime detection
Fed will calibrate NSFR to avoid hurting repo
Fed’s supervision head says final liquidity rule will be fast-tracked without fresh consultation
Regional US banks outpace giants on loan growth
Banks $3-10 billion grew 19% over Q2
Systemic US banks crushed cleared OTC notionals in Q2
Outstanding amounts fall 12% quarter-on-quarter
US bank systemic risk indicators stay elevated through Q2
Increase in exposures, short-term wholesale funding bump systemic risk scores higher at some firms
Fed’s second round of stress tests to push banks’ limits
Worst-case scenario sees unemployment peak at 12.5%
JP Morgan shook up market risk stress tests in Q2
Bank switched stressed VAR historical periods 60 times
Fix to Fed stress test snafu lowers two banks’ capital charges
Goldman, Morgan Stanley see stress capital buffer cuts
The unintended impact of swap stays on financial stability
As swaps leverage shrinks, bankruptcy stay rules are not guaranteed to reduce systemic risk, says economist
Fed dollar swap operations slow as funding strains ease
Seven-day swap utilisation has dropped off since May